Conference Session

Experiential Learning Programs and the Transition to Industry

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Taylor Halverson, Brigham Young University; Robert H. Todd, Brigham Young University; Christopher A. Mattson, Brigham Young University; Gregg M. Warnick, Brigham Young University

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College Industry Partnerships

Young UniversityGregg M. Warnick, Brigham Young University Gregg M. Warnick is the External Relations and Intern Coordinator for the Mechanical Engineering de- partment in the Ira A. Fulton College of Engineering and Technology at BYU. He works directly with industry each year to recruit more than 30 funded Capstone projects and provides project management, team development, and coaching support to each of these project teams and faculty coaches. In ad- dition, he continues to focus on increasing international project opportunities for students and faculty. His research and teaching interests include globalization, project management, leadership, ethics, and manufacturing processes. Prior to joining BYU, Gregg worked

Conference Session

Stimulating Broader Industrial Participation in Undergraduate Programs

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Peter Schuster, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

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College Industry Partnerships

AC 2011-2872: AN INDUSTRY-UNIVERSITY PARTNERSHIP CASE STUDYPeter Schuster, California Polytechnic State University Peter Schuster is an Associate Professor in the Mechanical Engineering department at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo. His areas of interest include design, stress analysis, and biomechanics. Page 22.176.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 An Industry-University Partnership Case StudyAbstractAt many universities, senior undergraduate mechanical engineers work in teams on industry-sponsored capstone design projects. These projects provide an excellent

Conference Session

Professional Graduate Education and Industry

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephen J. Tricamo, New Jersey Institute of Technology

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College Industry Partnerships, Graduate Studies

professional engineering. These coursesare capstone courses taken at the end of the MEP curriculum. 10. Elective or Independent Study (3 credits): Page 22.825.6Can be substituted for one of the industrial projects. Approval of advisor required.7. Implementation It is anticipated that the first cadre will be made up of approximately 20 students. Theprogram will be structured in an executive format. In this structure, professional engineers fromindustry or the military will remain together as one cohort and take courses in a prescribedsequence. Each course will be offered during the latter part of the week and during weekends andbe completed in

Conference Session

Innovative College-Industry Partnerships for the Future

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ana Elisa P. Goulart, Texas A&M University; Chris Corti, Ph.D., Cisco Systems, Inc.; Matthew Robert Hawkes, Cisco

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College Industry Partnerships

Telecommunications EngineeringTechnology (EET/TET) program at Texas A&M. This four-year engineering program offersseveral courses on electronics, instrumentation, embedded systems, and telecommunicationnetworks. Most of the fundamental courses on electronics, programming, and communicationprotocols are taken by both electronics and telecommunication students. In general, students takespecific classes either on the electronics track or telecommunications track only in their senioryear. Moreover, the capstone senior design project teams always have a combination of bothelectronics and telecommunication students, and their design must include hardware, softwareand communication aspects. Therefore, we have noticed that electronics and

Conference Session

Curricular Innovations in College-Industry Partnerships

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Richard T. Schoephoerster, University of Texas, El Paso; Ryan Wicker, University of Texas, El Paso; Ricardo Pineda, University of Texas, El Paso; Ahsan Choudhuri, University of Texas, El Paso

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College Industry Partnerships

corporations to work in teams on an actual company project, usually occurring during the summer period and lasting a minimum of 500 professional practice hours for the students. Students are expected to prepare briefings for technical leaders and executives in the sponsoring company in addition to the creation of written internal memoranda or technical reports. We consider the practice to be similar to a capstone project except that students are placed in realistic environments where they interact with practicing engineers and their customers, and are exposed to the dynamics of leading, advocating, communicating, and dealing with technical and non-technical issues in a multidisciplinary team. Appropriate Mix of Research and

Conference Session

Stimulating Broader Industrial Participation in Undergraduate Programs

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Linda A Thurman, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; William F. Heybruck, University of North Carolina, Charlotte

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College Industry Partnerships

% Students > "Agree" F09 Sp10 F10 n=160 n=91 n=155Mock Interview DayPrepared for co-ops, internships or FT employment 84.4% 94.4% 89.7%Interviewer gave useful feedback 81.9% 85.4% 83.2%Found it valuable 86.3% 96.6% 85.8%Sponsored Senior Design ProgramThe sponsored Senior Design Program aligns teams of students to work on company sponsoredtechnical projects. The companies provide a technical contact for the team to work with. Thiscontact insures that the team is working

Conference Session

Curricular Innovations in College-Industry Partnerships

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Charles E. Baukal, John Zink Co. LLC; Geoffrey L. Price, University of Tulsa; John E. Matsson, Oral Roberts University; Wes Bussman, John Zink Co. LLC.; Sarah M. Olson, Northern Oklahoma College

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College Industry Partnerships

-campus locations. 15 One example is using adjunctprofessors from industry to teach courses in a non-traditional, professional engineeringand technology graduate (masters) program. 16 Some universities have used industry tohelp teach senior design courses as part of capstone projects; 17 Lehigh University refersto these adjuncts as “Professors of Practice.” 18 Licensed industry engineers as adjunctscan supplement faculties, particularly in civil engineering where licensure is moreimportant, because the number of full time faculty with engineering licenses isdeclining. 19John Zink Co. LLC (JZ) is a global manufacturer of industrial combustion equipmentheadquartered in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Oral Roberts University (ORU) and the University ofTulsa (TU